Tim Pawlenty: Jesus Christ Is One Of My 'Heroes'

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Huffington Post

Tim Pawlenty: Jesus Christ Is One Of My 'Heroes'
Posted: 7/21/11 06:02 PM ET

WEBSTER CITY, IOWA -- When George W. Bush came to Iowa in 1999 and named Jesus as his favorite philosopher, that statement helped boost him to a decisive win in this first-in-the-nation caucus state.

GOP 2012 candidate Tim Pawlenty is following Bush's playbook.

On Thursday, the former Minnesota governor listed Jesus Christ as one of his "political heroes" in response to a question from an Iowa voter about influential figures in his life.

Pawlenty first talked about his father -- "a big guy, a Polish guy, kinda joyful, strong" -- before listing others.



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[plumbob]

1. How about Santa Claus? Ramona and Beezus? other fictional

characters?

Delusional folk should not be running for positions of power.

[No Elephants]

39. Santa is a pretty generous guy. I'd add him to my hero list any day.

I'd drop that judgmental "naughty or nice" bit, though and just stick with the jolly guy who wanted to give gifts to kiddies.

[Bryn]

2. Oh, no ... not that fairy in the sky tale again!

[Divine Discontent]

3. Ugh.. I hate when the nutwings use the guy who wouldn't be hanging with them, as a political prop!

Jesus can take any of this and more, but it's sad that Paw-Paw thinks Jesus would affiliate with any of the bullshit policies of the GOP, and their hate of the poor and judged in society.

In essence, he's a disgusting louse trying to get votes.

[Angry Dragon]

4. Did he also tell them his father was a democrat??

edit: Jesus is a political hero to him??
Does he realize Jesus was a liberal??

[No Elephants]

30. As described in the NT, Jesus was more of a radical.

He was advocating radical change from the existing power structures, both religious and political, not merely liberalizing existing structures.

Besides, letting your followers believe you are God incarnate is pretty danged radical.

rad·i·cal (rd-kl)
adj.
1. Arising from or going to a root or source; basic: proposed a radical solution to the problem.
2. Departing markedly from the usual or customary; extreme: radical opinions on education.
3. Favoring or effecting fundamental or revolutionary changes in current practices, conditions, or institutions: radical political views.
4. Linguistics Of or being a root: a radical form.
5. Botany Arising from the root or its crown: radical leaves.
6. Slang Excellent; wonderful.
n.
1. One who advocates fundamental or revolutionary changes in current practices, conditions, or institutions: radicals seeking to overthrow the social order.
2. Mathematics The root of a quantity as indicated by the radical sign.
3. Symbol R An atom or a group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron.
4. Linguistics See root1.

[No Elephants]

34. What's up with people like Pawlenty and Halperin?

My father was a Democrat. At age 5, I decided I was, too. And here I am.

[stevedeshazer]

5. What a lame-o.

That is really pathetic. What a nerd this guy is.

Jesus is your political hero and you're a Republican appealing to the Teabaggers?

[alp227]

6. Me: Religion is meaningless n/t

[Faryn Balyncd]

7. How about Ayn "Mary Magdalene" Rand?

[LaydeeBug]

8. Um...so? nt

[Critters2]

9. Jesus has made no comment. nt

[Muskypundit]

12. Silence is consent.

Jesus endorses the GOP.

[No Elephants]

31. Not in American law.

[PSPS]

10. We should have a separate forum for huffington post pieces

It seems every little thing ends up there and, therefore, ends up in LBN. This story is an example of non-news that masquerades as LBN because it ends up on huffington post, which is pretty much a tabloid now.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

28. [phone]!

[lunasun]

11. Pawlenty just another fundie whore

[DesertFlower]

13. i'm so tired of religion being brought into politics.

what happened to the separation of church and state?

[krabigirl]

14. same here.

[No Elephants]

32. Which state is Pawlenty?

[sakabatou]

15. "However, all that 'Give unto Caesar' stuff is BS."

[Confusious]

16. ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Huh? who said what? WHO?

[Beartracks]

17. But Jesus was a liberal. n/t

[No Elephants]

33. Are you sure? Please see Reply 30.

[Beartracks]

57. I've read that the "historical Jesus" was probably that way...

... but I'm referring to the Biblical Jesus whom I feel certain Pawlenty was talking about.

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[Doris32r]

18. This would be awesome

IF he followed the teachings of Jesus - which he does not! I went to a Catholic school run by Benedictine Monks - and they are quite the radicals let me tell you. They are the ones who taught me "love one another as I have loved you" as being the last 'law' that we needed to follow. If we all loved one another the world would be one heck of a place! The simple fact is that these so called Christians are NOT Christians! They are picking parts of the old testament - which by the way Jesus said to ignore - and basing their prejudice on these teachings. It's really way more complex than just a short post here...but believe me...true followers of Christ believe in love...that's it!

[No Elephants]

37. In the NT, Jesus boiled down most of the OT (the law and the prophets) into 2 commandments.

Matthew 22 (King James Version)


35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

38 This is the first and great commandment.

39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.




I always thought that was odd, given that nothing in the Bible that I knew of had taught me to love my sinful little self at all.

[no_hypocrisy]

19. So Pawlenty's hero is "the first Socialist outlaw" as per Woody Guthrie.

That's cool . . . .

[Blue_Tires]

52. +1

[robcon]

20. Jesus is one of my heroes, too.

Pawlenty is on the bandwagon.

[No Elephants]

38. As he is revealed in the four Gospels, Jesus is one of my heroes as well.

As described by the Apostle Paul, who never met him, not so much.

As described many preachers, televangelists and some people who purport to be Christians anymore, also not so much.

Which bandwagon is Pawlenty on?

[surrealAmerican]

21. He has heroes?

What is he a ten-year-old?

[Dogtown]

22. gag me

w/ a crucifix.
:puke:

[Yavin4]

23. Did Jesus Ever Say, "Blessed are the Job Creators"?

I don't think so.

[Volaris]

25. OMG that's TOO funny...

can we start a new thread titled "Things REAL Jesus Never Said..."? (and maybe a second titled "things FUNDIE Jesus DID say..or so you claim..")

can we pleasepleaseplease??? lol

Peace...

[No Elephants]

40. Weren't most people self-employed then? Or slaves? Or priests? Or court hangers on?

Or military? Or politicians?

Fishers, farmers, seamstresses, prostitutes, carpenters, builders, prophets, doctors, magicians, moneychangers, etc.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

24. When they say that stuff

it always reminds me of this bumper sticker. Sums it up perfectly! :bounce:

[Odin2005]

26. I believe the term for this is PANDERING.

[Marthe48]

27. When JFK was running he had to assure his religion wouldn't

influence his decisions in the White House-he was the first Catholic to run. Now, anyone running has to promise that Jesus will influence his decisions. Indeed, what the hell has happened to our politics???

[jzodda]

29. Tim Pawlenty is one of the jerks Jesus would be preaching against

Were he around today what would Jesus think of the Republicans and their protection of the rich at the expense of the poor? He would be giving out tickets to hell to all those republicans me thinks.

[No Elephants]

42. Sounds more like Hagee, the televangelist who endorsed McCain?

As described in the Bible, Jesus wasn't much for giving out tickets to hell.

[JackDragna]

35. Isn't this the stock Republican answer for favorite "anyone" now?

It's just so insipid. "Who's your favorite left-handed relief pitcher, Mr. Pawlenty?"

"Jesus."

[sarcasmo]

36. Pandering to the religious nuts.

[LynneSin]

41. Just so you know - he's one of my heros too. NOW the question is this...

Is Pawlenty going to read the new testament gospel, which shows that Jesus was pretty much a liberal or is he going to preach all the other books?

[No Elephants]

43. Please see Reply 30.

[LynneSin]

44. Technically - Pawlenty is probaby more of a Paul follower than a Jesus

Paul is one of the first Christian Fundamentalists who said they were following Jesus but relied heavily on those bat-shit crazy old testament laws (all but the 10 Commandments, which really are just common sense rules).

[SomeGuyInEagan]

45. Well, Jesus was one of our greatest Americans, after all. n/t

[lanlady]

46. isn't that special

Channeling George W Bushie.

[dmosh42]

47. How about Newt, Tom Delay and Dick Cheney???

[fascisthunter]

48. I SOmehow doubt that since Jesus was a LIBERAL

fucking evil lying bastard!

[BigDemVoter]

49. I'm laughing my ass off. . .

I was drinking my coffee at my desk & saw the subject line of this posting & inadvertently snorted coffee all over my keyboard! Tim Pawlenty is such a STUPID asshole!

[Ter]

50. So what, how is this LBN?

Obama could have said the same thing, and probably agrees with him.

[Roland99]

51. Jesus as a *POLITICAL* hero?!? Pawlenty's brain leaves plenty of WTF reactions.

[hifiguy]

53. Funny, that.

Timmeh the tool never said a word about jeebus while misgoverning Minnesota for eight years.

Why don't you mention Santa Claus or the Tooth Fairy, asshat? They're every bit as real. :grr: :banghead:

[Bosso 63]

54. Well. . . he needs a miracle.

Timmy is such a fool.

[freshwest]

55. Too bad he'll in the line up of goats at the judgment. Or maybe he meant some other JC...

[Arugula Latte]

56. "Amen Twit Ply" is an anagram for "Tim Pawlenty"

Just FYI.

[BiggJawn]

58. Dog whistle to the Dominionists

"see? I'm one of YOU, too! And I don't get migraines!"

If these clowns get in office, it'll be too late to fight them once the piles of rocks start showing up in the village square...

[LetTimmySmoke]

59. Along with Friedrich Nietzsche, Ayn Rand, and Grover Norquist.